Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having a smooth tongue, or fluent, plausible, or convin cing speech; eloquent.
Wiktionary
- adj. idiomatic eloquent, articulate, charming
WordNet 3.0
- adj. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Etymologies
- From silver-tongue. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“As ambassador in Washington, Mr. Haqqani was often referred to as "silver-tongued," a man able to communicate effectively with officials of different political persuasions.”
“Those who arrived in that historic election aren't ready to dub the silver-tongued, silver-haired Georgian the answer to Mitt Romney just yet.”
“He’d been called silver-tongued by more than one lover in the past.”
“The silver-tongued Clent charms her with "phrases as vivid and strange as spices".”
“There are deadly bar brawls, living gods made of molten bronze, silver-tongued demons, razor-clawed gargoyles, talking green-eyed spiders and page after page of broken bones and spilled blood.”
“Michael Sata, the silver-tongued victor who once worked for British Rail, may himself be from the liberation generation but he harnessed the frustrations of the young.”
The Guardian: A good news story out of Africa brings hope | Ian Birrell
“Here are three techniques of top performers that you can use in your own workplace interactions to be more persuasive and influential by Monday morning: 1. Lose your attachments: We tend to think of great persuaders as silver-tongued devils who manipulate others.”
The Huffington Post: Lisa Earle McLeod: How to Be More Persuasive and Influential at Work
“The three overlapping tales are told in rhyming monologues and feature among them a mother driven to violent revenge, a young girl looking for love and a silver-tongued serial killer.”
“Whenever anything goes wrong, politicians begin blaming their messaging operations, as if a better-chosen sound bite by a more silver-tongued aide would have spared them the consequences of their actions.”
The Washington Post: Column: What Ben Bernanke needs to tell Congress
“Because America voted for silver-tongued eloquence and sparkling debate performances in 2008.”
The Huffington Post: Ken Blackwell: Perry Can Win If Leadership Trumps Debates
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘silver-tongued’.
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Silver
Silvery words. (Mithril doesn't count.)
lessilver, silver, ladysilver, loadsilver, silvery, silversmith, silverwork, silverware, ale-silver, quicksilver, aver-silver, besilver and 242 more...
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♗
euonym, eidolon, aurulent, sable-vested, aether, seraph, woodwose, je ne sais quoi, silver-tongued, schadenfreude, cri de coeur, mare's nest and 10 more...
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anatomopeia
Sounds like you are .........
green-fingered, lily-livered, yellow-bellied, bleary-eyed, hare-brained, loose-tongued, tongue-tied, sure-footed, two-faced, double-jointed, light-fingered, bone idle and 71 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Speaking in tongues
Tongue words and phrases.
tongue-tied, tongue-lashing, tongue-twister, tongue-in-cheek, forked tongue, tongue-chain, speaking in tongues, gift of tongues, on the tip of one..., tongue-work, tongue-fence, tongue bone and 72 more...
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a beautiful man.
passionate, broad-shouldered, sleek, tall, potent, forceful, silver-tongued, sultry, dashing, faithful, electric, provocative and 3 more...
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Fire In The Belly
shrew, ontological, dalliance, secular, piety, syllogism, valhalla, sanctity, cottonwood tree, wilhelm reich, silver-tongued, epitaph and 6 more...
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